Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday....whatever you want to call it, is here! For Catholics that means it is the last day for rich sweet-type food before we typically give it up for Lent (except Sundays). We usually make sure we have a nice big dessert on this day...which reminds me, I need to get to the store to provide that treat!
Wow, I haven't blogged since the the Father-Daughter dance. I guess we've just been busy. We are trying to cover a lot of ground with school which makes for long days. Also, Moira started driver training, which meets
every day for three weeks. Yesterday we were running late to get her there and her dad had to tell her..."Moira, do NOT drive the way I am right now." Oh dear. Additionally, Irish dance is starting to pick up....the girls are adding in little extra practices, getting ready for St. Patrick Day performances. We already have three performance dates on the calendar and I'm sure there will be more. Let's see...Moira, Eileen and Bridget are also taking ballroom dance lessons this month. They will be ready to do the Tango, Mambo or Salsa at their uncle Patrick and Anna's wedding! Molly Grace started a little class called
Little Flowers, which focuses on the virtues of the saints. We are still working on Eileen, Bridget and Teresa's bedroom, doing lots of painting. It is almost done. Erin will be having her very last therapy session with the
Birth to 3 program. So she's our little graduate....almost three years old! I am often asked by other moms who have kids with Down syndrome how she is doing developmentally. Well, she is doing just beautifully. (This must be a whole different post, but I promise I will post some of her many signs and now WORDS that she is saying. It is all so much fun to see her so eager to learn). And last but not least....little famous Seamus is crawling and getting teeth. We are also working in his insomnia issues. This child does not need as much sleep as his parents. Oy yoy yoy! (Or however you spell it!) I guess February has been a busy month.
Last Friday and Saturday we had a visit from one of our favorite friends. Father Eric (Seamus' Godfather), happened to come to town to give a talk, so we had the pleasure of his company for a nice visit. We always look forward to his visits. After a nice dinner and a rosary, we got down to business doing what the kids enjoy most: playing Hide the Kid. No, we do not play Hide n Seek, but rather, Hide the Kid. Father will help hide a kid anywhere in the house and the other kids must find that kid. And I mean anywhere. Ha! For all the moms reading this, you know what that means? Yes, it means I have to clean everywhere, even under beds and in closets :) LOL. Actually, I should have, but didn't. Thankfully, Father Eric knows us well; he graciously looks the other way at our messes. The kids love this game and all the wonderful stories that Father tells them each time he is here. Yes, a treat indeed. He is a treasure! Then to top it off, we had Grandma and Grandpa D here for the remainder of the weekend. We hadn't seen them since Christmas, so it was extra nice.
Here's a little Hide the Kid in action....
Molly Grace on our top shelf of the
mud closet...
And Aidan on the top shelf of a book case....
